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Philippines lifts lockdown in Manila as COVID-19 cases surge
The Philippines will lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila this week as it trials “granular lockdowns”, an official said Monday.
More than 13 million people in the national capital region – the country’s economic heartland – have been in lockdown since August 6 amid record infections fuelled by the hyper-contagious Delta variant.
The move to ease restrictions from Wednesday comes after nationwide daily cases exceeded 20,000 for the past three days – double the number at the start of the latest lockdown – straining hospitals as they grapple with a nurses shortage.
